Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11

Henry Ward Beecher was the fourth
son of Lyman Beecher, and was 5Orn a
LitchfeId, Conn, June ~, 1873. Ht
graduated from Amherst College, Massa
chusetts, in 1884, and later studied theol-
ogy at Lane Seminary near Cincinnati
lie first settled as Presbyterian minister
a L9wrencebuTg. Ind, in 1887, removed
to indianapolis IL 1889, and became pas
tor of the Plymouth Congregations
Clurch at Brooklyn, \. Y, in 1917. Dur
ing his whole career be mingled to s
greater extent than almost any Othel
preacher Of his denomination in matters
cot strictly professional. IL Brooklyn
ne was soon known as an earnest Op
porent Of slavery, and very carly be
came known as q plltfOrm OTetcr enc
lecturer He was always q strong Re
publican, with the exception Of the
Blaine-CIeveland 2mpaigD, when he ad
Voc4tea the election Of The latter, and
preached g DUmbeT Of political sermons
from the pulpit, besides addressing s
number Of political meetings. In 1870 he
became editor of the Christian | niou, q
weekly religious paper. M. BeecheI
several times visited Europe. In the
summer of 1874, Mr.. I. TiltOn, then edi-
tor of the Indep ndeGt, Charged Mr.
B9echer with crimiuGlitv with Mrs. Til
ton. He brought civil suit against Mr..
Beecher, claiming 500, 00) damages. The
trial lasted six months and ended in the
defendants acquittal. IN 1878, Mr.. Beeche1
announced that he did not believe in the
eternity of punishment, believing that al
puui.hments are cautiOn9rT and remedial
He formally withdrew from the ASsOCia-
ton OF congregational Churches on &C
count OF this change in his belief. lie
was the author of Lectures TO Young Men,
EARS and Eyes, Freedom and War, Nor.
wood and many other works.
In the late years Of his life Mr.. BeeCheT
became known as en- advocate of the the
cry Of evoll.jon, which he attempted to
show IS in 70 Ray antag0nistiC to the
teachings OF the Bible. II t3ese efforts
he was engaged a& .he me 3t his @ra'h.
He leaves flushed . gUyk "rcesdinI il
print JOe 'haGGAl> @rru26c Gu. il his ~
Ceng c ares ul evolution.
AROUND TIE DEATH B"D.
NEW YORK, MarcG S-Rev Henry
Ward Beecher dtad a 2:%9 this mc~1i :
il the presence g most Of the Numbers
Of his family. TT &c present were
Colonel II. 3. Bsecher and his vile and
daughters, Hattie aud D5isT; Henry
Ward Beecher, Jr., Miss Edith Beecher,
". c. Beecher aud wife, Rev. Samuel
ScoviIle, Mrs. S. SCovil!e, daughter of
Rev. Henry Ward BeeCheT; Miss Scoville,
who has Just come from the Pacific slope,
and Miss Bullard, Rev. S B Holiday and
wife, Bella, the Scotch nurse, who has
been with the family many years, and was
special favOrIte of the deceased
pre- acher; the male nurse, Riordan
SeaCom0, one OF the trustees Of Plymouth
church, and Major j. B. Pond.
Mr.. SeaCOmb came out at 10 8. m. and
said no arrangements as yet had been
made for the funeral further than pro-
vidiDg that they should be carried out by
Mr.. Hopper Of Brooklyn.
a QUIET DEATH.
Henry Ward Beec1er began to sink
slowly after midnight and the watchers
at the bedside soon saw that the end was
near. Mr.. Beecher passed quietly away
While asleep. He never regained COnCious-
ness after the paralysis Of his mind. 1t
IS of course too early yet to announce
anything definite about the funeral, but
the interment viii probably be in Green
wood. Mr.. Beecher never bought q lot
there, but his children and some of his
grandchildren lie on Evergreen hill in
the plat OF Mrs. John 7. Howard. Mr..
BeeCher'5 twin babies died on the same
day when the afterwards famous preacher
as young and poor aud comparatively
unknown. lie was living at the time in
Towards house, and was given space on
Evergreen hill. It is possible that
u IL hn 4
BroOkly at large Will buy a plat and erect
a handsome monument.
OF THE PLYMOUTH PARIsREOE-
Frs.
BROOKLYN, \. Y, March 8.-A meet
ing of the parishioners of Plymouth
church was held in the lecture room last
night. The room WAS crowded with
male ard female members of the congre-
cation and not few friends from other
and there vas scarcely dry
eye 10 be seen firm the beginning to the
end Of the proceedings. Mr.. Tifnery pre-
sided.
Rev. DR.. Holiday opened the meeting
win moving prayer, IL which he de
sired that their beloved pastor might not
wen be allowed to seem 10 suffer, but
hat he might speedily attain into the
est prepared for him. After the singing
If hymn Mr.. Jacobson offered prayer
md the chairman then read a portion of
he scripture, commencing: "FinaIly,
eloved be strong in the Lord, and in the
over OF his might which is able to keep
GU from falling" etc. It seemed al .
lost as If these words were g message to /
i'm who was leaving them, because it /
eemed as though he were born .
warrior. In ell the past years he had
I'D to fight and to struggle. There had